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reckon
(mass) | reckon
- myslieť, počíťať |
reckon
(encz) | reckon,myslit fjey |
reckon
(encz) | reckon,odhadovat fjey |
reckon
(encz) | reckon,počítat [eko.] RNDr. Pavel Piskač |
reckon
(encz) | reckon,spočítat v: Zdeněk Brož |
Reckon
(gcide) | Reckon \Reck"on\ (r[e^]k"'n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Reckoned
(r[e^]k"'nd); p. pr. & vb. n. Reckoning.] [OE. rekenen, AS.
gerecenian to explain; akin to D. rekenen to reckon, G.
rechnen, OHG. rehhan[=o]n (cf. Goth. rahnjan), and to E.
reck, rake an implement; the original sense probably being,
to bring together, count together. See Reck, v. t.]
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1. To count; to enumerate; to number; also, to compute; to
calculate.
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The priest shall reckon to him the money according
to the years that remain. --Lev. xxvii.
18.
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I reckoned above two hundred and fifty on the
outside of the church. --Addison.
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2. To count as in a number, rank, or series; to estimate by
rank or quality; to place by estimation; to account; to
esteem; to repute.
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He was reckoned among the transgressors. --Luke
xxii. 37.
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For him I reckon not in high estate. --Milton.
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3. To charge, attribute, or adjudge to one, as having a
certain quality or value.
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Faith was reckoned to Abraham for righteousness.
--Rom. iv. 9.
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Without her eccentricities being reckoned to her for
a crime. --Hawthorne.
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4. To conclude, as by an enumeration and balancing of
chances; hence, to think; to suppose; -- followed by an
objective clause; as, I reckon he won't try that again.
[Prov. Eng. & Colloq. U. S.]
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Syn: To number; enumerate; compute; calculate; estimate;
value; esteem; account; repute. See Calculate,
Guess.
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Reckon
(gcide) | Reckon \Reck"on\, v. i.
1. To make an enumeration or computation; to engage in
numbering or computing. --Shak.
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2. To come to an accounting; to make up accounts; to settle;
to examine and strike the balance of debt and credit; to
adjust relations of desert or penalty.
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"Parfay," sayst thou, "sometime he reckon shall."
--Chaucer.
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To reckon for, to answer for; to pay the account for. "If
they fail in their bounden duty, they shall reckon for it
one day." --Bp. Sanderson.
To reckon on To reckon upon, to count or depend on; to
include as a factor within one's considerations.
To reckon with,
(a) to settle accounts or claims with; -- used literally
or figuratively.
(b) to include as a factor in one's plans or calculations;
to anticipate.
(c) to deal with; to handle; as, I have to reckon with
raising three children as well as doing my job.
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After a long time the lord of those servants
cometh, and reckoneth with them. --Matt. xxv.
19.
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To reckon without one's host, to ignore in a calculation or
arrangement the person whose assent is essential; hence,
to reckon erroneously.
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reckon
(wn) | reckon
v 1: expect, believe, or suppose; "I imagine she earned a lot of
money with her new novel"; "I thought to find her in a bad
state"; "he didn't think to find her in the kitchen"; "I
guess she is angry at me for standing her up" [syn:
think, opine, suppose, imagine, reckon, guess]
2: judge to be probable [syn: calculate, estimate, reckon,
count on, figure, forecast]
3: deem to be; "She views this quite differently from me"; "I
consider her to be shallow"; "I don't see the situation quite
as negatively as you do" [syn: see, consider, reckon,
view, regard]
4: make a mathematical calculation or computation [syn:
calculate, cipher, cypher, compute, work out,
reckon, figure]
5: have faith or confidence in; "you can count on me to help you
any time"; "Look to your friends for support"; "You can bet
on that!"; "Depend on your family in times of crisis" [syn:
count, bet, depend, look, calculate, reckon]
6: take account of; "You have to reckon with our opponents";
"Count on the monsoon" [syn: reckon, count] |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
reckoning
(mass) | reckoning
- zúčtovanie |
reckons
(mass) | reckons
- počíta |
day of reckoning
(encz) | day of reckoning, n: |
dead reckoning
(encz) | dead reckoning, n: |
misreckoning
(encz) | misreckoning, n: |
overreckoning
(encz) | overreckoning, n: |
ready reckoner
(encz) | ready reckoner, n: |
reckoned
(encz) | reckoned,počítaný adj: Zdeněk Brožreckoned,spočítaný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
reckoner
(encz) | reckoner,počtář n: Zdeněk Brož |
reckoning
(encz) | reckoning,počítání n: Zdeněk Brožreckoning,zúčtování n: Zdeněk Brož |
reckons
(encz) | reckons,počítá v: Zdeněk Brož |
underreckoning
(encz) | underreckoning, n: |
day of reckoning
(gcide) | Reckoning \Reck"on*ing\, n.
1. The act of one who reckons, counts, or computes; the
result of reckoning or counting; calculation.
Specifically:
(a) An account of time. --Sandys.
(b) Adjustment of claims and accounts; settlement of
obligations, liabilities, etc.
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Even reckoning makes lasting friends, and the
way to make reckonings even is to make them
often. --South.
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He quitted London, never to return till the day
of a terrible and memorable reckoning had
arrived. --Macaulay.
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2. The charge or account made by a host at an inn.
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A coin would have a nobler use than to pay a
reckoning. --Addison.
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3. Esteem; account; estimation.
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You make no further reckoning of it [beauty] than of
an outward fading benefit nature bestowed. --Sir P.
Sidney.
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4. (Navigation)
(a) The calculation of a ship's position, either from
astronomical observations, or from the record of the
courses steered and distances sailed as shown by
compass and log, -- in the latter case called {dead
reckoning} (see under Dead); -- also used for dead
reckoning in contradistinction to observation.
(b) The position of a ship as determined by calculation.
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To be out of her reckoning, to be at a distance from the
place indicated by the reckoning; -- said of a ship.
day of reckoning the day or time when one must pay one's
debts, fulfill one's obligations, or be punished for one's
transgressions.
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dead reckoning
(gcide) | Reckoning \Reck"on*ing\, n.
1. The act of one who reckons, counts, or computes; the
result of reckoning or counting; calculation.
Specifically:
(a) An account of time. --Sandys.
(b) Adjustment of claims and accounts; settlement of
obligations, liabilities, etc.
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Even reckoning makes lasting friends, and the
way to make reckonings even is to make them
often. --South.
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He quitted London, never to return till the day
of a terrible and memorable reckoning had
arrived. --Macaulay.
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2. The charge or account made by a host at an inn.
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A coin would have a nobler use than to pay a
reckoning. --Addison.
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3. Esteem; account; estimation.
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You make no further reckoning of it [beauty] than of
an outward fading benefit nature bestowed. --Sir P.
Sidney.
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4. (Navigation)
(a) The calculation of a ship's position, either from
astronomical observations, or from the record of the
courses steered and distances sailed as shown by
compass and log, -- in the latter case called {dead
reckoning} (see under Dead); -- also used for dead
reckoning in contradistinction to observation.
(b) The position of a ship as determined by calculation.
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To be out of her reckoning, to be at a distance from the
place indicated by the reckoning; -- said of a ship.
day of reckoning the day or time when one must pay one's
debts, fulfill one's obligations, or be punished for one's
transgressions.
[1913 Webster +PJC]Dead \Dead\ (d[e^]d), a. [OE. ded, dead, deed, AS. de['a]d; akin
to OS. d[=o]d, D. dood, G. todt, tot, Icel. dau[eth]r, Sw. &
Dan. d["o]d, Goth. daubs; prop. p. p. of an old verb meaning
to die. See Die, and cf. Death.]
1. Deprived of life; -- opposed to alive and living;
reduced to that state of a being in which the organs of
motion and life have irrevocably ceased to perform their
functions; as, a dead tree; a dead man. "The queen, my
lord, is dead." --Shak.
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The crew, all except himself, were dead of hunger.
--Arbuthnot.
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Seek him with candle, bring him dead or living.
--Shak.
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2. Destitute of life; inanimate; as, dead matter.
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3. Resembling death in appearance or quality; without show of
life; deathlike; as, a dead sleep.
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4. Still as death; motionless; inactive; useless; as, dead
calm; a dead load or weight.
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5. So constructed as not to transmit sound; soundless; as, a
dead floor.
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6. Unproductive; bringing no gain; unprofitable; as, dead
capital; dead stock in trade.
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7. Lacking spirit; dull; lusterless; cheerless; as, dead eye;
dead fire; dead color, etc.
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8. Monotonous or unvaried; as, a dead level or pain; a dead
wall. "The ground is a dead flat." --C. Reade.
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9. Sure as death; unerring; fixed; complete; as, a dead shot;
a dead certainty.
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I had them a dead bargain. --Goldsmith.
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10. Bringing death; deadly. --Shak.
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11. Wanting in religious spirit and vitality; as, dead faith;
dead works. "Dead in trespasses." --Eph. ii. 1.
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12. (Paint.)
(a) Flat; without gloss; -- said of painting which has
been applied purposely to have this effect.
(b) Not brilliant; not rich; thus, brown is a dead color,
as compared with crimson.
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13. (Law) Cut off from the rights of a citizen; deprived of
the power of enjoying the rights of property; as, one
banished or becoming a monk is civilly dead.
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14. (Mach.) Not imparting motion or power; as, the dead
spindle of a lathe, etc. See Spindle.
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15. (Elec.) Carrying no current, or producing no useful
effect; -- said of a conductor in a dynamo or motor, also
of a telegraph wire which has no instrument attached and,
therefore, is not in use.
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16. Out of play; regarded as out of the game; -- said of a
ball, a piece, or a player under certain conditions in
cricket, baseball, checkers, and some other games.
[In golf], a ball is said to lie dead when it lies
so near the hole that the player is certain to hole
it in the next stroke. --Encyc. of
Sport.
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Dead ahead (Naut.), directly ahead; -- said of a ship or
any object, esp. of the wind when blowing from that point
toward which a vessel would go.
Dead angle (Mil.), an angle or space which can not be seen
or defended from behind the parapet.
Dead block, either of two wooden or iron blocks intended to
serve instead of buffers at the end of a freight car.
Dead calm (Naut.), no wind at all.
Dead center, or Dead point (Mach.), either of two points
in the orbit of a crank, at which the crank and connecting
rod lie a straight line. It corresponds to the end of a
stroke; as, A and B are dead centers of the crank
mechanism in which the crank C drives, or is driven by,
the lever L.
Dead color (Paint.), a color which has no gloss upon it.
Dead coloring (Oil paint.), the layer of colors, the
preparation for what is to follow. In modern painting this
is usually in monochrome.
Dead door (Shipbuilding), a storm shutter fitted to the
outside of the quarter-gallery door.
Dead flat (Naut.), the widest or midship frame.
Dead freight (Mar. Law), a sum of money paid by a person
who charters a whole vessel but fails to make out a full
cargo. The payment is made for the unoccupied capacity.
--Abbott.
Dead ground (Mining), the portion of a vein in which there
is no ore.
Dead hand, a hand that can not alienate, as of a person
civilly dead. "Serfs held in dead hand." --Morley. See
Mortmain.
Dead head (Naut.), a rough block of wood used as an anchor
buoy.
Dead heat, a heat or course between two or more race
horses, boats, etc., in which they come out exactly equal,
so that neither wins.
Dead horse, an expression applied to a debt for wages paid
in advance. [Law]
Dead language, a language which is no longer spoken or in
common use by a people, and is known only in writings, as
the Hebrew, Greek, and Latin.
Dead plate (Mach.), a solid covering over a part of a fire
grate, to prevent the entrance of air through that part.
Dead pledge, a mortgage. See Mortgage.
Dead point. (Mach.) See Dead center.
Dead reckoning (Naut.), the method of determining the place
of a ship from a record kept of the courses sailed as
given by compass, and the distance made on each course as
found by log, with allowance for leeway, etc., without the
aid of celestial observations.
Dead rise, the transverse upward curvature of a vessel's
floor.
Dead rising, an elliptical line drawn on the sheer plan to
determine the sweep of the floorheads throughout the
ship's length.
Dead-Sea apple. See under Apple.
Dead set. See under Set.
Dead shot.
(a) An unerring marksman.
(b) A shot certain to be made.
Dead smooth, the finest cut made; -- said of files.
Dead wall (Arch.), a blank wall unbroken by windows or
other openings.
Dead water (Naut.), the eddy water closing in under a
ship's stern when sailing.
Dead weight.
(a) A heavy or oppressive burden. --Dryden.
(b) (Shipping) A ship's lading, when it consists of heavy
goods; or, the heaviest part of a ship's cargo.
(c) (Railroad) The weight of rolling stock, the live
weight being the load. --Knight.
Dead wind (Naut.), a wind directly ahead, or opposed to the
ship's course.
To be dead, to die. [Obs.]
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I deme thee, thou must algate be dead. --Chaucer.
Syn: Inanimate; deceased; extinct. See Lifeless.
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Dead reckoning
(gcide) | Reckoning \Reck"on*ing\, n.
1. The act of one who reckons, counts, or computes; the
result of reckoning or counting; calculation.
Specifically:
(a) An account of time. --Sandys.
(b) Adjustment of claims and accounts; settlement of
obligations, liabilities, etc.
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Even reckoning makes lasting friends, and the
way to make reckonings even is to make them
often. --South.
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He quitted London, never to return till the day
of a terrible and memorable reckoning had
arrived. --Macaulay.
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2. The charge or account made by a host at an inn.
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A coin would have a nobler use than to pay a
reckoning. --Addison.
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3. Esteem; account; estimation.
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You make no further reckoning of it [beauty] than of
an outward fading benefit nature bestowed. --Sir P.
Sidney.
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4. (Navigation)
(a) The calculation of a ship's position, either from
astronomical observations, or from the record of the
courses steered and distances sailed as shown by
compass and log, -- in the latter case called {dead
reckoning} (see under Dead); -- also used for dead
reckoning in contradistinction to observation.
(b) The position of a ship as determined by calculation.
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To be out of her reckoning, to be at a distance from the
place indicated by the reckoning; -- said of a ship.
day of reckoning the day or time when one must pay one's
debts, fulfill one's obligations, or be punished for one's
transgressions.
[1913 Webster +PJC]Dead \Dead\ (d[e^]d), a. [OE. ded, dead, deed, AS. de['a]d; akin
to OS. d[=o]d, D. dood, G. todt, tot, Icel. dau[eth]r, Sw. &
Dan. d["o]d, Goth. daubs; prop. p. p. of an old verb meaning
to die. See Die, and cf. Death.]
1. Deprived of life; -- opposed to alive and living;
reduced to that state of a being in which the organs of
motion and life have irrevocably ceased to perform their
functions; as, a dead tree; a dead man. "The queen, my
lord, is dead." --Shak.
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The crew, all except himself, were dead of hunger.
--Arbuthnot.
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Seek him with candle, bring him dead or living.
--Shak.
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2. Destitute of life; inanimate; as, dead matter.
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3. Resembling death in appearance or quality; without show of
life; deathlike; as, a dead sleep.
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4. Still as death; motionless; inactive; useless; as, dead
calm; a dead load or weight.
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5. So constructed as not to transmit sound; soundless; as, a
dead floor.
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6. Unproductive; bringing no gain; unprofitable; as, dead
capital; dead stock in trade.
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7. Lacking spirit; dull; lusterless; cheerless; as, dead eye;
dead fire; dead color, etc.
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8. Monotonous or unvaried; as, a dead level or pain; a dead
wall. "The ground is a dead flat." --C. Reade.
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9. Sure as death; unerring; fixed; complete; as, a dead shot;
a dead certainty.
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I had them a dead bargain. --Goldsmith.
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10. Bringing death; deadly. --Shak.
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11. Wanting in religious spirit and vitality; as, dead faith;
dead works. "Dead in trespasses." --Eph. ii. 1.
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12. (Paint.)
(a) Flat; without gloss; -- said of painting which has
been applied purposely to have this effect.
(b) Not brilliant; not rich; thus, brown is a dead color,
as compared with crimson.
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13. (Law) Cut off from the rights of a citizen; deprived of
the power of enjoying the rights of property; as, one
banished or becoming a monk is civilly dead.
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14. (Mach.) Not imparting motion or power; as, the dead
spindle of a lathe, etc. See Spindle.
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15. (Elec.) Carrying no current, or producing no useful
effect; -- said of a conductor in a dynamo or motor, also
of a telegraph wire which has no instrument attached and,
therefore, is not in use.
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16. Out of play; regarded as out of the game; -- said of a
ball, a piece, or a player under certain conditions in
cricket, baseball, checkers, and some other games.
[In golf], a ball is said to lie dead when it lies
so near the hole that the player is certain to hole
it in the next stroke. --Encyc. of
Sport.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Dead ahead (Naut.), directly ahead; -- said of a ship or
any object, esp. of the wind when blowing from that point
toward which a vessel would go.
Dead angle (Mil.), an angle or space which can not be seen
or defended from behind the parapet.
Dead block, either of two wooden or iron blocks intended to
serve instead of buffers at the end of a freight car.
Dead calm (Naut.), no wind at all.
Dead center, or Dead point (Mach.), either of two points
in the orbit of a crank, at which the crank and connecting
rod lie a straight line. It corresponds to the end of a
stroke; as, A and B are dead centers of the crank
mechanism in which the crank C drives, or is driven by,
the lever L.
Dead color (Paint.), a color which has no gloss upon it.
Dead coloring (Oil paint.), the layer of colors, the
preparation for what is to follow. In modern painting this
is usually in monochrome.
Dead door (Shipbuilding), a storm shutter fitted to the
outside of the quarter-gallery door.
Dead flat (Naut.), the widest or midship frame.
Dead freight (Mar. Law), a sum of money paid by a person
who charters a whole vessel but fails to make out a full
cargo. The payment is made for the unoccupied capacity.
--Abbott.
Dead ground (Mining), the portion of a vein in which there
is no ore.
Dead hand, a hand that can not alienate, as of a person
civilly dead. "Serfs held in dead hand." --Morley. See
Mortmain.
Dead head (Naut.), a rough block of wood used as an anchor
buoy.
Dead heat, a heat or course between two or more race
horses, boats, etc., in which they come out exactly equal,
so that neither wins.
Dead horse, an expression applied to a debt for wages paid
in advance. [Law]
Dead language, a language which is no longer spoken or in
common use by a people, and is known only in writings, as
the Hebrew, Greek, and Latin.
Dead plate (Mach.), a solid covering over a part of a fire
grate, to prevent the entrance of air through that part.
Dead pledge, a mortgage. See Mortgage.
Dead point. (Mach.) See Dead center.
Dead reckoning (Naut.), the method of determining the place
of a ship from a record kept of the courses sailed as
given by compass, and the distance made on each course as
found by log, with allowance for leeway, etc., without the
aid of celestial observations.
Dead rise, the transverse upward curvature of a vessel's
floor.
Dead rising, an elliptical line drawn on the sheer plan to
determine the sweep of the floorheads throughout the
ship's length.
Dead-Sea apple. See under Apple.
Dead set. See under Set.
Dead shot.
(a) An unerring marksman.
(b) A shot certain to be made.
Dead smooth, the finest cut made; -- said of files.
Dead wall (Arch.), a blank wall unbroken by windows or
other openings.
Dead water (Naut.), the eddy water closing in under a
ship's stern when sailing.
Dead weight.
(a) A heavy or oppressive burden. --Dryden.
(b) (Shipping) A ship's lading, when it consists of heavy
goods; or, the heaviest part of a ship's cargo.
(c) (Railroad) The weight of rolling stock, the live
weight being the load. --Knight.
Dead wind (Naut.), a wind directly ahead, or opposed to the
ship's course.
To be dead, to die. [Obs.]
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I deme thee, thou must algate be dead. --Chaucer.
Syn: Inanimate; deceased; extinct. See Lifeless.
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Dead-reckoning
(gcide) | Dead-reckoning \Dead"-reck`on*ing\, n. (Naut.)
See under Dead, a.
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Misreckon
(gcide) | Misreckon \Mis*reck"on\, v. t. & i.
To reckon wrongly; to miscalculate. --Swift.
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Misreckoning
(gcide) | Misreckoning \Mis*reck"on*ing\, n.
An erroneous computation.
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Outreckon
(gcide) | Outreckon \Out*reck"on\, v. t.
To exceed in reckoning or computation. --Bp. Pearson.
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Overreckon
(gcide) | Overreckon \O`ver*reck"on\, v. t.
To reckon too highly.
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Ready reckoner
(gcide) | Ready \Read"y\ (r[e^]d"[y^]), a. [Compar. Readier
(r[e^]d"[i^]*[~e]r); superl. Readiest.] [AS. r[=ae]de; akin
to D. gereed, bereid, G. bereit, Goth. gar['a]ids fixed,
arranged, and possibly to E. ride, as meaning originally,
prepared for riding. Cf. Array, 1st Curry.]
1. Prepared for what one is about to do or experience;
equipped or supplied with what is needed for some act or
event; prepared for immediate movement or action; as, the
troops are ready to march; ready for the journey. "When
she redy was." --Chaucer.
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2. Fitted or arranged for immediate use; causing no delay for
lack of being prepared or furnished. "Dinner was ready."
--Fielding.
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My oxen and my fatlings are killed, and all things
are ready: come unto the marriage. --Matt. xxii.
4.
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3. Prepared in mind or disposition; not reluctant; willing;
free; inclined; disposed.
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I am ready not to be bound only, but also to die at
Jerusalem, for the name of the Lord Jesus. --Acts
xxi. 13.
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If need be, I am ready to forego
And quit. --Milton.
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4. Not slow or hesitating; quick in action or perception of
any kind; dexterous; prompt; easy; expert; as, a ready
apprehension; ready wit; a ready writer or workman. "Ready
in devising expedients." --Macaulay.
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Gurth, whose temper was ready, though surly. --Sir
W. Scott.
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5. Offering itself at once; at hand; opportune; convenient;
near; easy. "The readiest way." --Milton.
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A sapling pine he wrenched from out the ground,
The readiest weapon that his fury found. --Dryden.
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6. On the point; about; on the brink; near; -- with a
following infinitive.
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My heart is ready to crack. --Shak.
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7. (Mil.) A word of command, or a position, in the manual of
arms, at which the piece is cocked and held in position to
execute promptly the next command, which is, aim.
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All ready, ready in every particular; wholly equipped or
prepared. "[I] am all redy at your hest." --Chaucer.
Ready money, means of immediate payment; cash. "'T is all
the ready money fate can give." --Cowley.
Ready reckoner, a book of tables for facilitating
computations, as of interest, prices, etc.
To make ready, to make preparation; to get in readiness.
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Syn: Prompt; expeditious; speedy; unhesitating; dexterous;
apt; skillful; handy; expert; facile; easy; opportune;
fitted; prepared; disposed; willing; free; cheerful. See
Prompt.
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Reckon
(gcide) | Reckon \Reck"on\ (r[e^]k"'n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Reckoned
(r[e^]k"'nd); p. pr. & vb. n. Reckoning.] [OE. rekenen, AS.
gerecenian to explain; akin to D. rekenen to reckon, G.
rechnen, OHG. rehhan[=o]n (cf. Goth. rahnjan), and to E.
reck, rake an implement; the original sense probably being,
to bring together, count together. See Reck, v. t.]
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1. To count; to enumerate; to number; also, to compute; to
calculate.
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The priest shall reckon to him the money according
to the years that remain. --Lev. xxvii.
18.
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I reckoned above two hundred and fifty on the
outside of the church. --Addison.
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2. To count as in a number, rank, or series; to estimate by
rank or quality; to place by estimation; to account; to
esteem; to repute.
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He was reckoned among the transgressors. --Luke
xxii. 37.
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For him I reckon not in high estate. --Milton.
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3. To charge, attribute, or adjudge to one, as having a
certain quality or value.
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Faith was reckoned to Abraham for righteousness.
--Rom. iv. 9.
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Without her eccentricities being reckoned to her for
a crime. --Hawthorne.
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4. To conclude, as by an enumeration and balancing of
chances; hence, to think; to suppose; -- followed by an
objective clause; as, I reckon he won't try that again.
[Prov. Eng. & Colloq. U. S.]
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Syn: To number; enumerate; compute; calculate; estimate;
value; esteem; account; repute. See Calculate,
Guess.
[1913 Webster]Reckon \Reck"on\, v. i.
1. To make an enumeration or computation; to engage in
numbering or computing. --Shak.
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2. To come to an accounting; to make up accounts; to settle;
to examine and strike the balance of debt and credit; to
adjust relations of desert or penalty.
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"Parfay," sayst thou, "sometime he reckon shall."
--Chaucer.
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To reckon for, to answer for; to pay the account for. "If
they fail in their bounden duty, they shall reckon for it
one day." --Bp. Sanderson.
To reckon on To reckon upon, to count or depend on; to
include as a factor within one's considerations.
To reckon with,
(a) to settle accounts or claims with; -- used literally
or figuratively.
(b) to include as a factor in one's plans or calculations;
to anticipate.
(c) to deal with; to handle; as, I have to reckon with
raising three children as well as doing my job.
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After a long time the lord of those servants
cometh, and reckoneth with them. --Matt. xxv.
19.
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To reckon without one's host, to ignore in a calculation or
arrangement the person whose assent is essential; hence,
to reckon erroneously.
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Reckoned
(gcide) | Reckon \Reck"on\ (r[e^]k"'n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Reckoned
(r[e^]k"'nd); p. pr. & vb. n. Reckoning.] [OE. rekenen, AS.
gerecenian to explain; akin to D. rekenen to reckon, G.
rechnen, OHG. rehhan[=o]n (cf. Goth. rahnjan), and to E.
reck, rake an implement; the original sense probably being,
to bring together, count together. See Reck, v. t.]
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1. To count; to enumerate; to number; also, to compute; to
calculate.
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The priest shall reckon to him the money according
to the years that remain. --Lev. xxvii.
18.
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I reckoned above two hundred and fifty on the
outside of the church. --Addison.
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2. To count as in a number, rank, or series; to estimate by
rank or quality; to place by estimation; to account; to
esteem; to repute.
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He was reckoned among the transgressors. --Luke
xxii. 37.
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For him I reckon not in high estate. --Milton.
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3. To charge, attribute, or adjudge to one, as having a
certain quality or value.
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Faith was reckoned to Abraham for righteousness.
--Rom. iv. 9.
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Without her eccentricities being reckoned to her for
a crime. --Hawthorne.
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4. To conclude, as by an enumeration and balancing of
chances; hence, to think; to suppose; -- followed by an
objective clause; as, I reckon he won't try that again.
[Prov. Eng. & Colloq. U. S.]
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Syn: To number; enumerate; compute; calculate; estimate;
value; esteem; account; repute. See Calculate,
Guess.
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Reckoner
(gcide) | Reckoner \Reck"on*er\ (r[e^]k"'n*[~e]r), n.
One who reckons or computes; also, a book of calculations,
tables, etc., to assist in reckoning.
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Reckoners without their host must reckon twice.
--Camden.
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Reckoning
(gcide) | Reckon \Reck"on\ (r[e^]k"'n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Reckoned
(r[e^]k"'nd); p. pr. & vb. n. Reckoning.] [OE. rekenen, AS.
gerecenian to explain; akin to D. rekenen to reckon, G.
rechnen, OHG. rehhan[=o]n (cf. Goth. rahnjan), and to E.
reck, rake an implement; the original sense probably being,
to bring together, count together. See Reck, v. t.]
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1. To count; to enumerate; to number; also, to compute; to
calculate.
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The priest shall reckon to him the money according
to the years that remain. --Lev. xxvii.
18.
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I reckoned above two hundred and fifty on the
outside of the church. --Addison.
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2. To count as in a number, rank, or series; to estimate by
rank or quality; to place by estimation; to account; to
esteem; to repute.
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He was reckoned among the transgressors. --Luke
xxii. 37.
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For him I reckon not in high estate. --Milton.
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3. To charge, attribute, or adjudge to one, as having a
certain quality or value.
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Faith was reckoned to Abraham for righteousness.
--Rom. iv. 9.
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Without her eccentricities being reckoned to her for
a crime. --Hawthorne.
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4. To conclude, as by an enumeration and balancing of
chances; hence, to think; to suppose; -- followed by an
objective clause; as, I reckon he won't try that again.
[Prov. Eng. & Colloq. U. S.]
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Syn: To number; enumerate; compute; calculate; estimate;
value; esteem; account; repute. See Calculate,
Guess.
[1913 Webster]Reckoning \Reck"on*ing\, n.
1. The act of one who reckons, counts, or computes; the
result of reckoning or counting; calculation.
Specifically:
(a) An account of time. --Sandys.
(b) Adjustment of claims and accounts; settlement of
obligations, liabilities, etc.
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Even reckoning makes lasting friends, and the
way to make reckonings even is to make them
often. --South.
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He quitted London, never to return till the day
of a terrible and memorable reckoning had
arrived. --Macaulay.
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2. The charge or account made by a host at an inn.
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A coin would have a nobler use than to pay a
reckoning. --Addison.
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3. Esteem; account; estimation.
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You make no further reckoning of it [beauty] than of
an outward fading benefit nature bestowed. --Sir P.
Sidney.
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4. (Navigation)
(a) The calculation of a ship's position, either from
astronomical observations, or from the record of the
courses steered and distances sailed as shown by
compass and log, -- in the latter case called {dead
reckoning} (see under Dead); -- also used for dead
reckoning in contradistinction to observation.
(b) The position of a ship as determined by calculation.
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To be out of her reckoning, to be at a distance from the
place indicated by the reckoning; -- said of a ship.
day of reckoning the day or time when one must pay one's
debts, fulfill one's obligations, or be punished for one's
transgressions.
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To be astern of the reckoning
(gcide) | Astern \A*stern"\, adv. [Pref. a- + stern.] (Naut.)
1. In or at the hinder part of a ship; toward the hinder
part, or stern; backward; as, to go astern.
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2. Behind a ship; in the rear. "A gale of wind right astern."
--De Foe. "Left this strait astern." --Drake.
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To bake astern, to go stern foremost.
To be astern of the reckoning, to be behind the position
given by the reckoning.
To drop astern, to fall or be left behind.
To go astern, to go backward, as from the action of
currents or winds.
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To be out of her reckoning
(gcide) | Reckoning \Reck"on*ing\, n.
1. The act of one who reckons, counts, or computes; the
result of reckoning or counting; calculation.
Specifically:
(a) An account of time. --Sandys.
(b) Adjustment of claims and accounts; settlement of
obligations, liabilities, etc.
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Even reckoning makes lasting friends, and the
way to make reckonings even is to make them
often. --South.
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He quitted London, never to return till the day
of a terrible and memorable reckoning had
arrived. --Macaulay.
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2. The charge or account made by a host at an inn.
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A coin would have a nobler use than to pay a
reckoning. --Addison.
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3. Esteem; account; estimation.
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You make no further reckoning of it [beauty] than of
an outward fading benefit nature bestowed. --Sir P.
Sidney.
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4. (Navigation)
(a) The calculation of a ship's position, either from
astronomical observations, or from the record of the
courses steered and distances sailed as shown by
compass and log, -- in the latter case called {dead
reckoning} (see under Dead); -- also used for dead
reckoning in contradistinction to observation.
(b) The position of a ship as determined by calculation.
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To be out of her reckoning, to be at a distance from the
place indicated by the reckoning; -- said of a ship.
day of reckoning the day or time when one must pay one's
debts, fulfill one's obligations, or be punished for one's
transgressions.
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To reckon for
(gcide) | Reckon \Reck"on\, v. i.
1. To make an enumeration or computation; to engage in
numbering or computing. --Shak.
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2. To come to an accounting; to make up accounts; to settle;
to examine and strike the balance of debt and credit; to
adjust relations of desert or penalty.
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"Parfay," sayst thou, "sometime he reckon shall."
--Chaucer.
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To reckon for, to answer for; to pay the account for. "If
they fail in their bounden duty, they shall reckon for it
one day." --Bp. Sanderson.
To reckon on To reckon upon, to count or depend on; to
include as a factor within one's considerations.
To reckon with,
(a) to settle accounts or claims with; -- used literally
or figuratively.
(b) to include as a factor in one's plans or calculations;
to anticipate.
(c) to deal with; to handle; as, I have to reckon with
raising three children as well as doing my job.
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After a long time the lord of those servants
cometh, and reckoneth with them. --Matt. xxv.
19.
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To reckon without one's host, to ignore in a calculation or
arrangement the person whose assent is essential; hence,
to reckon erroneously.
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To reckon on
(gcide) | Reckon \Reck"on\, v. i.
1. To make an enumeration or computation; to engage in
numbering or computing. --Shak.
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2. To come to an accounting; to make up accounts; to settle;
to examine and strike the balance of debt and credit; to
adjust relations of desert or penalty.
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"Parfay," sayst thou, "sometime he reckon shall."
--Chaucer.
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To reckon for, to answer for; to pay the account for. "If
they fail in their bounden duty, they shall reckon for it
one day." --Bp. Sanderson.
To reckon on To reckon upon, to count or depend on; to
include as a factor within one's considerations.
To reckon with,
(a) to settle accounts or claims with; -- used literally
or figuratively.
(b) to include as a factor in one's plans or calculations;
to anticipate.
(c) to deal with; to handle; as, I have to reckon with
raising three children as well as doing my job.
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After a long time the lord of those servants
cometh, and reckoneth with them. --Matt. xxv.
19.
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To reckon without one's host, to ignore in a calculation or
arrangement the person whose assent is essential; hence,
to reckon erroneously.
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To reckon upon
(gcide) | Reckon \Reck"on\, v. i.
1. To make an enumeration or computation; to engage in
numbering or computing. --Shak.
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2. To come to an accounting; to make up accounts; to settle;
to examine and strike the balance of debt and credit; to
adjust relations of desert or penalty.
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"Parfay," sayst thou, "sometime he reckon shall."
--Chaucer.
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To reckon for, to answer for; to pay the account for. "If
they fail in their bounden duty, they shall reckon for it
one day." --Bp. Sanderson.
To reckon on To reckon upon, to count or depend on; to
include as a factor within one's considerations.
To reckon with,
(a) to settle accounts or claims with; -- used literally
or figuratively.
(b) to include as a factor in one's plans or calculations;
to anticipate.
(c) to deal with; to handle; as, I have to reckon with
raising three children as well as doing my job.
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After a long time the lord of those servants
cometh, and reckoneth with them. --Matt. xxv.
19.
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To reckon without one's host, to ignore in a calculation or
arrangement the person whose assent is essential; hence,
to reckon erroneously.
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To reckon with
(gcide) | Reckon \Reck"on\, v. i.
1. To make an enumeration or computation; to engage in
numbering or computing. --Shak.
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2. To come to an accounting; to make up accounts; to settle;
to examine and strike the balance of debt and credit; to
adjust relations of desert or penalty.
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"Parfay," sayst thou, "sometime he reckon shall."
--Chaucer.
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To reckon for, to answer for; to pay the account for. "If
they fail in their bounden duty, they shall reckon for it
one day." --Bp. Sanderson.
To reckon on To reckon upon, to count or depend on; to
include as a factor within one's considerations.
To reckon with,
(a) to settle accounts or claims with; -- used literally
or figuratively.
(b) to include as a factor in one's plans or calculations;
to anticipate.
(c) to deal with; to handle; as, I have to reckon with
raising three children as well as doing my job.
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After a long time the lord of those servants
cometh, and reckoneth with them. --Matt. xxv.
19.
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To reckon without one's host, to ignore in a calculation or
arrangement the person whose assent is essential; hence,
to reckon erroneously.
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